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A Truth Seeker!
Anti-War supporter!
Wish to see Britain gets back to glory through peace and prosperity.

1.Avoidance of war in
Europe: It has been a huge success in averting conflicts in Europe since 1950
and only a united EU will sustain it.

2.Today, the EU’s
anti-fascist, anti-war roots have become institutionalized. No member country
will get away with racism, fascism or prejudice. “

NZ:

In
my opinion EU lacks accountability, transparency and its functioning lacks
democratic values. The whole structure of EU is inherently Anti-Democratic, as
the EU commissioners are not even elected by the very people they rule over. The
real power of EU lies with these commissioners who are nothing but bureaucrats
who do not represent their people. How they make; amend and repeal laws is
unclear.

The
most important reasons why we should move out of EU are:

1.EU Commission, the most
powerful organ of EU is run by beaurocracy / civil service not electorates is totally
un-accountable and not transparent.

2.EU is Anti-Democratic
because EU parliament has no ability to initiate

"The
European Commission is more than simply a civil service for the European Union
- it is the only body that can propose legislation."

This
rule by the few “chosen people” echoes autocracy. Therefore, EU can easily turn
into a fascist regime very quickly. In a democratic environment people choose
their leaders by voting. In return elected members remain accountable to their
voters for their actions. With no check and balance system in place for
European commission which is the only organization which initiates law in EU,
the question of their accountability is a real one.

99%
of people apparently do not understand how the EU secretariat works! It is so
beaurocratic that it is difficult even for lawyers to understand who is
accountable and who is not.

My friend addressed the EU beaurocracy and sovereignty
issue at the very end on points 24 and 25. However, did not address the lack of
democracy and accountability issue through-out.

“(AM)

3.The EU is best placed to
deal with the rise in far right influence across the member states. “

NZ:

There
are multiple reasons behind the rise of the far right movement across the
Europe. The two most important factors are economic austerity after the
recession and the influx of refugees, mainly the Syrian refugees. We have
witnessed EU member countries unable to strike a common chord against the
intolerant anti migrant diatribes among their own people and political parties.

Far
right people are coming very close to win the national elections in different
countries. Marine Le Penn in France, Norbert Hofer is Austria almost won their
national election. The far right Law and Justice party have already won Polish
election and ruling since 2015. The point is these all are happening in the
full EU member countries and the EU is an utter failure to check their growth.
The organisation doesn’t have any unified strategy to counter the far right
claims across these countries.

There
is an alternative argument that EU policies are breeding far right sentiments.
Europe is inclining towards far right over last couple of decades. Far right
sentiment is something that needs to be dealt with. Remaining with EU is not a
solution to stop rise of far right. It will keep rising and unless we identify
why it is happening and how to stop it - we shall not be able to control or
deal with it. First part of solving a problem is to identify the cause of the
problem. How is that EU is solution to far right when far right is having a
rise under EU?

Check
the BBC report and see how far right is rising across EU – not just UK.

4.Anti-Muslim hatred and
bigotry is debated and discussed in EU parliament and EU has issued more
directives to protect the right of minorities than individual member states.
This is a brilliant safety net.”

NZ:

I
beg to differ. If EU mainland countries were better than Britain, they would
have treated refugees better, one would have thought. But lets look at the
following news where EU countries are confiscating the valuables of refugees
through legal process. Denmark has even passed a law to seize valuables of
refugees –

“Elsewhere
in Europe, the Czech and Slovakian prime
ministers condemned Greece’s inability to prevent hundreds of thousands of
refugees from moving onwards to northern European countries.

They
jointly called for increased border protection to block the passage of refugees
from Greece, a day after EU interior ministers said they were willing to consider the suspension of the
Schengen agreement that allows free passage between most EU countries.”

(AM)

5.All EU member states have
to guarantee that its minorities have the right to freely practice their faith
including Muslims.

NZ:

UK
is by far the most multicultural country in the world. Muslims are always practicing
their faith in the British Isles for decades. On the contrary there are
widespread religious intolerance in other EU nations, namely the East European
countries like Poland, Hungary, former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Rumania. France
has banned women from wearing hijab in public places and Switzerland has
restriction on the height of the mosque minaret in place. These are all signs
of intolerance towards Islam and signaling out Muslims. Whereas in the UK Muslims
practice their faith without any fear or persecutions. Being in Europe carries
a greater danger of spilling the poisonous atmosphere in the UK.

“(AM)

6.European Union offers each
member country more weight in political, economic and social affairs than it
would have by itself.”

NZ:

This
is a generalized comment on such a vast field. UK wields its global power not
because it is part of EU. UK’s global influence goes back many centuries and it
is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. On the
international affairs UK is always playing a vital role and we have strategic
security presence all over the world.

On
economic front, UK is considered to be one of the strongest economies of the
world. We are the fifth largest economy in the world and we didn’t achieve it through
our membership in the EU.

“(AM) 7. British workers have more
rights than they otherwise would. “

NZ:

This
is another claim that is difficult to prove. Workers right is a complex issue
and not a single organisation or law can safeguard their rights. There is no
denying that EU is actively promoting workers rights. But they aren’t doing
anything particularly for the UK as EU law is universal for all its member
countries. I think we are capable to develop and enhance workers rights like
many other countries around the world. We don’t have to be a member of the EU
to ensure welfare of our workers. Our workers had rights before we were in EU.
We lead the industrial revolution in 16th centuries onward without
the involvement of EU.

“(AM) 8. There are more good jobs in our
factories than there otherwise would be – and more in the City of London, too.”

NZ:

Although
the City generates a healthy amount of cash for the UK economy they aren’t the
sector contributing to the GDP. Certainly trade and commerce with the wider
world is important to the UK economy as much as we value safeguard our border
and maintain a good living standard for our farmers.

Many
EU legislations have pushed UK industries into the brink. Visiting our northern
waters and the community living on the local fishing reveals the devastation EU
has caused among the local fishermen. It wreaked havoc to this once rich and
immensely profitable fishing industry. What now left behind is just a skeleton,
a remnant of its glorious past.

“(AM) 9. New companies starting up have
the whole of the European single market at their feet.”

NZ:

Numbers
of start-ups are increasing. But that’s because of the helpful and resourceful working
environment existing in the UK. London is considered as one of the most
prestigious and sought after place and entrepreneurs want to ensure their
presence here. This is cause of the magnetism UK has, the reputation of the
British system and recognition of its plurality and dynamism. EU cannot take
credit for that.

“(AM) 10. Our waterways, rivers, seas
and beaches are cleaner. The environmental improvement across UK’s towns and
cities are visible and this is true in most EU member states.”

NZ:

Does
that mean our places were unclean before? Or our councils are getting subsidies
from Brussels to clean our streets and beaches as well. Yes, we are getting
some funds and so are many other nations. Thanking EU funds for keeping our
places clean is a sign of mental bankruptcy and is deeply offending to our own
ability. UK have been in the EU only for 40 plus years but at no point before
that we were branded as lacking creativity and dirty.

I
would rather challenge for a proof of the statement made. I am starting to believe
that my friends of remain campaign are just plucking up things from the thin
air without substantiating anything with evidence and numbers.

“(AM) 11. Our towns and cities have been
regenerated by the EU funds including cities like Birmingham, Manchester,
Bristol and Liverpool etc.”

NZ:

That
regeneration is still possible outside EU. I think we are doubting ourselves too
much. The whole argument for the remain campaign is based on the fear of being
lonely. They sound like there is no life or no countries outside the EU! This
is completely absurd! We are living in a world of global connectedness. No
matter what our status is we would always do trade and commerce with the rest
of the world. Being a member of the EU doesn’t give us any leverage.

12. As a tourist or business traveler
you find cheaper flights to travel across the entire EU and consequently
outside the EU.

13. You can live, work, study or travel
freely across the EU. This has provided millions of British people to relocate
in many parts of the EU with warmer weather while enjoying the rights and
access to services similar to the UK

14. Our mobile phone charges are lower
as free trade agreements and EU legislations have forced the service providers
to substantially slash the prices.”

NZ:

Is
it worth considering as a serious reason to stay when our farmers aren’t faring
well in the local and international market cause of the tariffs and EU imposed restrictions?
We are losing billions of pounds on our prospective national trade and commerce
and considering cheap holiday will be considered as extremely narrow minded and
myopic.

For
every British citizen going out to work and live in the EU, many more coming
in. UK has the world class universities like Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and
LSE. These are the dream institutions every student around the globe wants to
get in. we have one of the best healthcare systems in the world. People are
always drawn in by our charm and London is one of the most popular destinations
in the world. So we have more to offer than get. It should be for their
interest they will keep coming in even after we leave EU.

In
the age of apps like viber, whatsapp, people are more dependent on wifi and
data than having a roaming connection in their mobile. Asking someone to vote
to remain in the EU and giving them a trivial benefit like this sounds like a
joke. In any case, new legislations are coming soon across the Europe to reduce
and in some cases abolishing the costly roaming cost.

It
is too small an issue to consider when sovereignty and democracy is at stake!

“(AM) 15. Farmers’ incomes are higher
and more predictable.”

NZ:

Completely
false assessment – please give evidence to prove it.

“(AM)16.
For very £1 the UK contributes to the EU it gets £10 back – return on
investment is 10 times.”

NZ:

Prove
it with evidence pls. This is completely false.

“(AM)17.
Fish stocks in the North Sea are rising whereas until recently it was on the
brink of collapse.”

NZ:

Please
watch the Brexit Movie

“(AM) 18. Scientists drive forward
frontier science more efficiently thus helping all member states to progress
and prosperity.”

NZ:

Progress of science is a global matter for
the whole of mankind. This is not a European matter!

I completely agree. However, we need to
keep an eye that our agencies to not create terrorists as opposed to catching
them. In my previous post I shared Trevor Aaranson’s work – Link again for
viewing.

“(AM) 20. When multinationals abuse
their power, they can be challenged more effectively in the EU courts and there
are more checks and balances to put trade disputes right for all member states
using single and unifying directives.”

NZ:

Totally the opposite! Please do your
research properly prior to claiming the earth in favour of your campaign!

“(AM)
21. UK’s biggest trading partner is EU member states. We export six times as
much to the EU as to Brazil, Russia, China and India added together. We export
five times as much to the EU as to all the other 52 members of the Commonwealth
added together. We sell more services to tiny Luxembourg than to India. The
“experts”, derided by Leave, when they warn of recession and years of lost
opportunity as Britain tries to redirect its trade, are only stating the
obvious.”

“(AM) 22. Europe can deal with the US
and China on level playing friend and make a volatile, uncertain global
political environment just that bit safer.

23. The most important role EU plays is
trying to make our world better for all people.”

NZ:

Europe is not dying without UK, just 1/10th
less bigger. It is still a massive force which can tackle China and USA.

I just believe we shall contribute to our
people and world more positively from outside the EU.

“(AM)

24. When you join any club or
organistaion you have to be prepared to compromise and give and take. Each
country gives up some sovereignty in that process but this is a healthy price
worth paying for the huge benefits we gain.

25. Elected politicians from each member
states run EU. Of course there is a secretariat – a small civil service on the
same scale as Birmingham’s – to drive the union forward. It is open to scrutiny
by the media and judicial arrangements of each member country.”

NZ:

I have answered these
points at the very start.

Many thanks for your time and hope this helps you to assess your position on EU referendum.